Ecological agriculture and community building in Mid-Coast Maine, USA

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  Descripción

  We are in the early stages of reviving a 200+ year old off-grid farm in Midcoast Maine, still largely focused on building up our infrastructure. Current residents of the farm include a dozen goats, 20 sheep, 19 chickens, 4 geese, and three colonies of honeybees. Visitors can practice regenerative farming skills, with a special focus on scythes and haymaking.
  
  None of the produce of our farm is for sale: it's all for home consumption and sharing with family and friends.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Ayuda en una granja

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Cuidado de animales
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  Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

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  ¿Que es esto?
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Below is a list of the various skills volunteers can learn. Also happy to help folks learn English. I speak some Spanish, and would also be glad to learn other languages from visitors. Longer term volunteers may have the opportunity to design and maintain their own garden.
  
  ...how to use and maintain a variety of hand-tools, especially the scythe.
  ...how to make leafy loose hay, far more palatable and nutritious than any hay that can be bought.
  ...how to milk goats and sheep, on a stand or in the field:
  
  other skills volunteers can learn:
  gardening
  cheesemaking
  pollarding and pruning trees for fruit, fodder, firewood, and lumber
  rationally grazing livestock for maximum animal and pasture health
  slaughtering and butchering birds and mammals
  pruning, propagating, harvesting, and otherwise caring for a variety of fruiting trees and shrubs
  beekeeping
  making hard cider and mead
  trimming hooves

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  Ayuda

  We would love carpentry help on our house and barn. When the ground isn't frozen there is lots to do shaping and planting earthworks (berms and swales on contour). There is haymaking beginning in June, slowly decreasing as the season goes on. Lots of possibilities for gardening between May and October. Apple harvesting September-November. None of the produce of our farm is for sale: it's all for home consumption and sharing with family and friends.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Español: Intermedio

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  Este anfitrión ha indicado que está interesado en compartir su idioma o aprender otro.
  Ponte en contacto con él para obtener más información.
  
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  Alojamiento

  There are sometimes a couple extra beds in the house we are building, but folks are also welcome to camp out.
  We can share milk, meat, and eggs from the farm, as well as seasonal fruits and vegetables from our garden and orchard. We can provide some fruits and vegetables from our local co-op, and staples like flour, rice, oats, butter, etc.
  There will be frequent shared meals and volunteers are also welcome to use the kitchen for cooking.

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  Algo más...

  Our farm abuts a 96 acres pond as is surrounded by conservation land. There are wonderful opportunities for swimming and canoeing in the pond, exploring the bog, and hiking the mountain across the pond. We are also only a couple of miles from Penobscot Bay. There are lots of cultural activities nearby in Belfast, Camden, and Rockport, and more great hiking throughout the coastal mountains. We drive to Belfast frequently and are happy to offer rides.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  Este anfitrión dice que acepta a viajeros con mascotas.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

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